Our Mission is to bring the Arts of Knitting and Crocheting to women who are dealing with substance abuse issues, mental illness, and lives impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault and family trauma. We use knitting and crocheting to achieve our ultimate goal of finding ways to Heal ourselves, find Hope, create s sense of Happiness and Joy, and ultimately raise our Spirits, Skill Sets and Quality of Life.

For BreastCancer

48 Survivor – Thrivers from Ribbons of Life Stitched together FOREVER

Here is how it started……balls of yarn in all arrays of pink……and knitting needles……

Nobody knew how to knit, but all were willing to give it a go for the greater good……and to learn a new tool to aid in their own healing.

Soon we were helping each other……

Grandmothers teach Granddaughters……

It gets really fun and funny……

Comic relief from knitting with newly acquired wigs we all had to try on……

And incorporating knitting into our lives, bringing it everywhere we go……ROL’s President Lisa Barreto says “Knitting is helping me relax and be productive at the same time. That includes in my doctors waiting room before being called to have my bandages removed. Thank you for helping me knit in recovery”……”After a while those doctor’s office magazines start to look the same. Why not pick up a ball of yarn, a couple of sticks and get stitching. If surgeons can stitch, why can’t I?”

And suddenly we had 48 CareSquares……ready to put together!

48 squares knitted by different hands, who had different battles to conquer, each unique to themselves, each stitch different……yet somehow it all comes together beautifully……

because we did it TOGETHER……we are a community……and we enjoyed the JOURNEY of it all!

Now we embroider the names of all the Survivor – Thrivers

Ready to show it off…. at the monthly BreastFest!

Please contact Ribbons of Life for more information on their program. They are such an asset for our community in all that they do for those afflicted with breast cancer and their families.